California Academy of Sciences
Named in the records1908–2008
306 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1908–2008: 264 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 42 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 306: 264 Board decisions, 42 facts from city reports
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- 1908–2008
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 306 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-08-31 | California Academy of Sciences to be allowed two boilers on Market Street; passed first reading only | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Proposed charter amendment would let the California Academy of Sciences build and keep a museum in Golden Gate Park. | submitted_to_voters | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-10-22 | Payment of $2,264.94 (≈ $44,629 in 2026 dollars) to The California Academy of Sciences to maintain Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-08-09 | Payment of $3,749.30 (≈ $71,372 in 2026 dollars) to the California Academy of Sciences for Steinhart Aquarium maintenance was approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1929-05-13 | Payment of $4,140.94 (≈ $81,593 in 2026 dollars) to the California Academy of Sciences for running Steinhart Aquarium in April was approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-02-03 | Payment of $3,506.26 (≈ $70,742 in 2026 dollars) to California Academy of Sciences to maintain the Steinhart Aquarium for January 1930 approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-12-08 | Payment of $3,688.43 (≈ $74,418 in 2026 dollars) to The California Academy of Sciences to maintain Steinhart Aquarium for November 1930 approved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1937-05-20 | The California Academy of Sciences' Steinhart Aquarium was allowed $45,000 (≈ $1.1 million in 2026 dollars), unchanged from last year, and passed without objection. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1939-06-05 | The city adopted a resolution authorizing a Works Progress Administration cataloguing project at the California Academy of Sciences. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1944-05-17 | Simson African Hall budget at the California Academy of Sciences approved without objection after Supervisor MacPhee moved it. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1947-05-14 | Board adopted the California Academy of Sciences budget as amended, keeping the new truck in the Steinhart Aquarium budget. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-08-30 | Board passed on first reading $2,400 (≈ $33,554 in 2026 dollars) for a new chief installer job at the California Academy of Sciences' Steinhart Aquarium. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-11-08 | Planetarium bill for the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1948-11-22 | Part of Golden Gate Park set apart for California Academy of Sciences' New Hall of Science and planetarium, finally passed. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1949-05-17 | California Academy of Sciences budget adopted as amended, with cuts to employment and miscellaneous expenses. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-05-21 | Supplemental budget for the California Academy of Sciences Museum Buildings approved after rescission and a Finance Committee change. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-05-21 | The Board approved the California Academy of Sciences Museum Buildings supplemental budget after deleting $365 (≈ $4,730 in 2026 dollars) in janitors' premium pay. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1951-06-11 | Board passed on first reading a measure repealing Ordinance 2138 on funding the Simson African Hall at the California Academy of Sciences. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-01-10 | The Board accepted a $5,000 (≈ $62,862 in 2026 dollars) gift from the California Academy of Sciences for a whales statue in Golden Gate Park. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1958-07-28 | California Academy of Sciences may build additions in Golden Gate Park | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1958-08-04 | California Academy of Sciences may build additions in Golden Gate Park | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-05-20 | California Academy of Sciences salary ordinance amended to match its earlier position reclassification; passed final. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-05-20 | Ordinance reclassifies one California Academy of Sciences position, adding $1,712 (≈ $11,701 in 2026 dollars) and rescinding $1,497 (≈ $10,231 in 2026 dollars), passed final. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-06-19 | Academy of Sciences may charge admission for its buildings | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-06-19 | California Academy of Sciences may charge admission fees | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1978-10-10 | Resolution adopted concurring that janitorial services at the California Academy of Sciences can be done more cheaply by a private contractor. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979-06-25 | Annual Salary Ordinance amended to reflect reclassifying one California Academy of Sciences position; passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979-07-02 | Annual Salary Ordinance amended to reclassify one California Academy of Sciences position; outcome not printed here. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1981-08-10 | The Board approved admission charges to be made by the California Academy of Sciences, sponsored by Supervisor Renne. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-06-07 | Resolution approving admission charges by the California Academy of Sciences was refused adoption. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-06-14 | After reconsideration, the Board adopted a resolution letting the California Academy of Sciences charge admission to its buildings. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-11-22 | $475,000 (≈ $1.7 million in 2026 dollars) for California Academy of Sciences facilities maintenance passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1982-11-29 | Board of Supervisors passed $475,000 (≈ $1.7 million in 2026 dollars) for California Academy of Sciences facilities maintenance and contractual services. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-05-13 | Board approves admission charges by the California Academy of Sciences, effective July 1, 1985, sponsored by Supervisor Renne. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-07-11 | California Academy of Sciences building project in Golden Gate Park approved | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1998-06-22 | Board adopted resolution declaring public need for $79,880,000 (≈ $165.1 million in 2026 dollars) in bonds to rehabilitate the California Academy of Sciences. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999 | Final passage of ordinance calling a March 7, 2000 special election on $87.4M (≈ $176.8 million in 2026 dollars) bonds for California Academy of Sciences improvements. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999 | The Board adopted a resolution declaring public necessity for $87,445,000 (≈ $176.9 million in 2026 dollars) in bonded improvements to the California Academy of Sciences. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999 | Supervisors passed on first reading, as amended, an $87,445,000 (≈ $176.9 million in 2026 dollars) bond measure for California Academy of Sciences improvements. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1999 | The Board approved a ballot argument by Supervisor Yaki in favor of Proposition B, a bond measure for the California Academy of Sciences. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-10-10 | Board adopted bonds of up to $87.4M (≈ $171.0 million in 2026 dollars) for California Academy of Sciences improvements, repaid by a city tax levy. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-10-10 | The Board adopted a resolution authorizing up to $87.4M (≈ $171.0 million in 2026 dollars) in general obligation bonds for California Academy of Sciences improvements. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-10-10 | Board approved the sale of up to $15,095,000 (≈ $29.5 million in 2026 dollars) in general obligation bonds for California Academy of Sciences improvements. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-10-10 | Resolution authorizing sale of up to $15.1M (≈ $29.5 million in 2026 dollars) in bonds for California Academy of Sciences improvements was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-11-13 | Resolution authorizing up to $15M (≈ $29.4 million in 2026 dollars) in tax-exempt bonds to improve the California Academy of Sciences was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2000-11-13 | Board adopted a resolution authorizing up to $15,000,000 (≈ $29.4 million in 2026 dollars) in tax-exempt bonds to improve the California Academy of Sciences. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-08-26 | Ordinance letting the Recreation and Park Commission award construction contracts for reconstruction of the California Academy of Sciences passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-08-26 | California Academy of Sciences project in Golden Gate Park approved for construction under the city charter. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-09-16 | Recreation and Park Commission may award construction and design contracts to rebuild the California Academy of Sciences; passed as Ordinance 229-03. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2003-09-16 | Ordinance passed letting the Recreation and Park Commission award construction contracts for rebuilding the California Academy of Sciences. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004 | Ordinance passed on first reading letting the Recreation and Park Commission use an alternative bid process for California Academy of Sciences construction. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-09-21 | Passed on first reading: $8.1M (≈ $14.4 million in 2026 dollars) of bond money for renovating California Academy of Sciences facilities in Golden Gate Park. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-09-28 | Ordinance finally passed appropriating $8,075,000 (≈ $14.4 million in 2026 dollars) in bond proceeds for California Academy of Sciences facilities in Golden Gate Park. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2004-12-14 | Board passed an ordinance letting the Recreation and Park Commission use an alternative bid process for the California Academy of Sciences facility. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-05-17 | City to sell $79 million (≈ $136.3 million in 2026 dollars) in bonds for Academy of Sciences upgrades. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-05-17 | Ordinance appropriating $108,615,000 (≈ $187.4 million in 2026 dollars) in bond proceeds for California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2005-05-24 | Board finally passed bond sales of $108,615,000 (≈ $187.4 million in 2026 dollars) to fund California Academy of Sciences reconstruction in Golden Gate Park. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008 | The Board passed on first reading, as amended, an ordinance appropriating $1,289,141 (≈ $2.0 million in 2026 dollars) for California Academy of Sciences improvements. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-05-20 | Ordinance appropriating $1,289,141 (≈ $2.0 million in 2026 dollars) of interest earned for California Academy of Sciences improvements passed on first reading as amended. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2008-06-03 | Board finally passed an ordinance appropriating $1,289,141 (≈ $2.0 million in 2026 dollars) of interest earned for improvements to the California Academy of Sciences. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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